18:00 Musselburgh

Friday 6 September 2019

All16:2517:0017:3018:0018:3019:0019:30

St Andrews Timber And Building Supplies Handicap

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 1m 28.25s

1^st

(1)

Glengarry

69-8

5/1

T: K DalgleishJ: J Fanning

Slowly into stride, held up, headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, led over 1f out, ran on well op 7/1 tchd 9/2

2^nd

(2)

Six Strings

59-10

7/4f

T: M ApplebyJ: Alistair Rawlinson

Chased leaders, not clear run from over 2f out until inside final furlong, ran on into 2nd closing stages op 9/4

3^rd

(5)

Be Kool

69-8

10/1

T: B EllisonJ: Ben Robinson

Prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace op 9/1

4^th

(3)

Defence Treaty

39-6

17/2

T: R A FaheyJ: Sean Davis (3)

In touch, outpaced halfway, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong op 7/1 tchd 8/1

5^th

(7)

Battle Of Waterloo

39-7

7/1

T: J RyanJ: B A Curtis

Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, never on terms op 6/1

6^th

1 ¼

(6)

Donnelly's Rainbow

68-10

10/1

T: Rebecca BastimanJ: Rowan Scott (3)

Held up in rear, headway on inside 3f out, not clear run from over 2f out until switched left inside final furlong, stayed on closing stages op 11/1 tchd 9/1

7^th

(8)

Howzer Black

39-6

18/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Shane Gray

Mid-division, headway over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, faded final furlong op 16/1

8^th

3 ½

(4)

How Bizarre

49-3

9/2

T: L BaileyJ: K Stott

Led until over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong op 6/1 tchd 5/1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.60Pl:£1.60, £1.70, £2.40EX:£22.50Trifecta:£155.00Tricast:£86.18SF:£14.65Swingers:£2.80, £10.90, £5.40

Forecasts

Six Strings (7/4), How Bizarre (9/2), Glengarry (5/1), Battle Of Waterloo (7/1), Defence Treaty (17/2), Be Kool (10/1), Donnelly's Rainbow (10/1), Howzer Black (18/1)

Six Strings is an obvious starting point given his confident start for his new yard when winning a Class 5 last time out. He's due for a rise in the weights so has to be a threat to all under the penalty. However, this is a tougher race and the relevant form between old rivals such as: HOW BIZARRE, Donnelly's Rainbow, Howzer Black and Glengarry creates a deeper conundrum. The first named likes this course and just edges the vote on the grounds of consistency over this sort of trip. Donnelly's Rainbow is closely matched with the selection but needs to bounce back from a poor run last time, so Howzer Black might be the more potent threat on this occasion.